Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2896

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
719
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1018
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 688 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
81.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18232894 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17914038 IMAGING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17544136 SUBTRACTIVE LINE WITH DAMASCENE TOP VIA Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17479660 SELF ALIGNED QUADRUPLE PATTERNING INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18115561 SELECTIVE VIA-FILL WITH CONFORMAL SIDEWALL COVERAGE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18369860 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18610778 DISPLAY PANEL HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd.
18583194 METAL ADHESION LAYER TO PROMOTE METAL PLUG ADHESION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18490081 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18358525 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18459398 MANAGING CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17930111 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17575815 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18514907 EDRAM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Hangzhou HFC Semiconductor Co.
18290010 Organic Electroluminescent Device Non-Final OA GU AN YEOLIGHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18489844 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA NEO Semiconductor, Inc.

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